With Design In Mind...

I just the spent the last few days at the Pacific Design Center attending WestWeek, where the showrooms open their doors...hosting seminars and open houses for the design  industry. Most notable were the Roger Thomas presentation (award winning designer and creative genius behind the world famous Mirage, Bellagio and Wynn hotels in Las Vegas and Macau) and the Keynote Address, sponsored by California Home+Design Magazine.

The panel included Antonio Ballatore (HGTV's The Antonio Treatment),  David Bromstad (HGTV's Color Splash) and Kathryn Ireland and Martyn Lawrence-Bullard (Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators).  They discussed how fame has changed their lives, helped them build their brands and changed the way the world looks at design.

 I was most impressed with Antonio Ballatore , who is refreshingly humble, down to earth and seemingly unaffected by the celebrity he has garnered through winning Design Star. David Bromstad was, of course, adorable just like we knew he'd be. Kathryn Ireland and Martin Lawrence-Bullard, being well established in the industry, had better insight to the impact that celebrity has to a design business, but all on the panel were warm, inviting and eager to share what they've learned.